Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-17
THE FASHIONS.
THE LATEST FROM PARIS IN
CUT AND CLOTH.
Styles for Outdoor Sports-Habits
for Equestrianism TO Suit the
Most Fastidious.

Parisians are gradually returning to
their gay and brilliant capital. Women
Of fashion and of independent means linger
as long as possible in some health-resort of
the Sunny South, or they settle down for a
few months in their beautiful chateaux to
enjoy the freedom and pleasures of re-
fined country home, and to take share in
the outdoor sports of the sterner sex. To
shoot in the fields, and to hunt in the for
est, sportswomen are anxious to don unique
though dashing costumes, copied as much
as possible from those worn by their male
friends, but transformed, so to speak, by
the fairy touch of feminine taste and
grace. The horsewoman being the most
intrepid, we Will for this reason first at
tend to her attire. There is, however,
really nothing new to report.
THE RIDING-DRESs
Belonging to the classic type allows of but
few changes. 1t has to be always a per-
feet fit, quite plain, and usually in black or
dark blue cleth, although sometimes
green oreotter cloth may be preferred. The
clinging skirt just touching the ground is
wisely provided with a curved seam, form
ing slight fulness, in which the knee is
nodded this slight curve is hidden, when
walking, into fold, obtained by looping
up the extra fitness with button The
glove-ftting habit-bodice is fastened with
small grelots in either silk crochet-work or
plain gimp; the throat is encircled by
straight linen collar, secured by mans
pin, and the close-ftting sleeves buttoned
over linen cuffs. Below the breeches or
tights, in gray, red, or beige elastic silk,
the cloth CATERS reach, matching, like the
silk stockings, the color of the habit The
high silk hat, de 1igueur in town, is re-
placed in the country by small hat in
black, gray, or maroon felt, similar to those
worn during the summer by our youthful
elegantes who affect tailor-made costumes
Such is the correct style of the riding
habit, as understood by French equestrians,
but 1t Is highly important to specify that
this ordinary dress, if tolerated. is not con-
sidered in the best taste
THE TRUE ELEGANCE
Is to have the riding-habit harmonizing
with the equipage or retinue of the hosts.
Short skirt, habit bound with velvet, CO.
quettish three-cornered hat in felt, lined
with velvet and trimmed either with
feather or with plain galloon, the whole
chosen with due regard to the specified
colors, is considered a garb of supreme
bon ton, and compliment paid to the
hosts. 1t has, however, the great draw
back Of being an expensive fashion for
women who during the season visit several
friends, and to obviate this difficulty it
has been decided to wear red habits.
When inviting her guests the chatelaine
frequently forwards them the bouton de
Peqaapage, which is really rosette in the
colors Of the retinue. To receive this
6olaon from a princely house is compli-
ment. If the Amazon dress does not give
much scope for the whims Of fashion, such
is not the case with the costumes adopted
for carriage wear in which to drive to the
meet. They must be rather dashing, yet
treated with certain
MASCULINE SIMPLICITY.
The Directoire redingote, the Louis MIL
and Louis NV. vests and the Gainsbor-
ough felt hat decked with nodding plumes,
are the salient features of the picturesque
attire, made in special materials, notably
in velvet, incrusted with leather, Rob Roy
green cloth, perforated with open-work
embroidery, and mounted on bright
foundation of scarlet flannel, and in sew
eral kinds of homely cheviots smartened
up with velvet. A short skirt partly con-
cealed with a crapery deity caught up in
formal folds, a velvet waistcoat, or kid
plastron, combine the most suitable accou-
trements invented for such occasions. A
costume in green silk velvet with scrolls in
bronze kid is also admissible, as well as
water one in beaver-colored cloth, with
front in fur or Swedish kid, and small
partridge-wing or woodcock's head added
to the waterproof felt hat.
The new Jackets too, with their mill
tary braiding and froggings, completed
with gimp epaulettes and reddish hoods,
are in excellent taste on such occasions
when worn over a redingote of shaggy
cloth.-IHe Woman's World for December.